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Many Questions thread

Congrats on persevering with your project car, and for tapping the wealth of knowledge on these forums. When I had my first LBC (1969) there were few places to turn to for help... mostly other confused owners!

Good news: you have the best possible Spridget braking system with the dual master cylinder. Given the state of the rest of the cars "upgrades", suggest you take a minute and trace the lines to make sure that either

1) one pipe from the master feeds the front brakes and one feeds the rear

or: 2) one feeds the LF and rear, the other feeds the RF, or vice versa.

The idea being that if one seal in the MC or a brake line fails, the car will still stop.

Pedal mounted brake light switches are used by many manufacturers... a walk through the local wrecking yard or trip to the parts store should turn up one that will bolt into the fitting on your pedal box and work just fine.

<span style="font-style: italic">edited to add:</span>
I'll be glad to send you a used regulator to try... it was running fine when the car was disassembled. Not sure if I have the exact one you do, but I'll have a look. Check your PM's.
 
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